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NEW YORK -- Victor Montagliani says he learned from a young age about the art of negotiation and politics.I knew which uncle would give me the five bucks for an ice cream before another uncle would, recalls the recently elected CONCACAF president, showing off a wide, mischievous smile.Montagliani will need all the guile he can muster to restore his organizations battered reputation.A successful insurance businessman and former amateur player, Montagliani spoke about the past, present and future of the regional soccer body in a wide-ranging round table last week. He touched on CONCACAFS finances (probably healthier than theyve been in a long time), the recently concluded Copa America Centenario (it was dead at one point), the dangers of future corruption scandals (theres always an element of risk) and even the correct pronunciation of his last name (the g is silent, so its Mon-TEE-lee-ah-nee).The Canada federation leader was elected to the CONCACAF office in May, months after the organizations last three presidents were indicted in the U.S. in the overarching corruption and bribery scandal that also brought down the leadership of the South America confederation, known as Conmebol.If this was a private company, with the stuff weve gone through, theres no chance we wouldve survived, said Montagliani last Sunday in a Manhattan hotel, hours before Chile beat Argentina in a sold-out Copa America final in New Jersey. Ive been involved in a lot of private companies, and publicly traded companies, and if this scandal happened in some of the publicly traded companies Ive served on, were down, no chance.Why did the business survive?One, the pitch, and watching the (Lionel) Messis and whatever of the world, Montagliani said. The other one is the fans, who despite everything else, want to buy football, and want to consume football.Montagliani knows it will be a long process before soccer can shed an image of corruption and unbridled greed, fueled by decades of leaders who promoted a culture of bribes and kickbacks.There might still be more scandals along the way.Were not going to be here in 2017 and say `we reformed football, because thats a lie, he said. Thats not going to happen. The reality is were on a long journey here, and were still going to have situations. In fact, if we dont, Ill be shocked.Montagliani said CONCACAF and the other confederations have to impress upon member federations and its leaders the reforms approved by FIFA at its congress in Mexico City in May. Even so, he acknowledges there will always be risks when dealing with a multimillion dollar business that stretches all over the globe.One of his first tasks was the hiring of former NBA vice president for Latin America, Philippe Moggio, as the new secretary general.Theres only one way of eliminating risk: dont to business, Montagliani said. What were trying to do is mitigate the risk, trying to put in these reforms, we need to drill them down.Montagliani said although the limits on terms and integrity checks have gotten more media attention, the core of the reform was the money, in the sense of how the money came in and, as importantly, how the money goes out.Basic financial management 101 for those maybe in the financial sector, he added, but something we didnt have in football.Montagliani said the arrest of the CONCACAF and Conmebol leaders last year in Zurich, plus the indictment of the businessmen who owned the rights to Copa America, almost derailed the tournament played in the U.S from June 3-26.This tournament was dead after the arrests in May of last year, Montagliani recalled. It was sort of a Rubiks Cube to figure it out, but we figured it out.The organizers had to tear up the contracts with the indicted rights holders. IMG and Soccer United Marketing, an affiliate of Major League Soccer, won the bidding for the commercial rights in December, and had to scramble seven months before the tournament to negotiate new TV deals.Conmebol and CONCACAF will split the Copa America revenue, with the South American confederation receiving two thirds of the money. Montagliani said they have to wait for the final numbers to know how much the North American body will get.Organizers said Copa America games had an average attendance of 47,000.If we wouldve guaranteed the numbers, attendance and TV and all that, we probably wouldve had a different discussion eight months ago with people who were bidding for the TV rights, Montagliani said.In other subjects:-Montagliani said CONCACAF will look into expanding its signature tournament Gold Cup, which is currently played every two years with 12 teams.-He said CONCACAF will invest more in its regional club tournament, the CONCACAF Champions League. 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The Cardinals 14-7 run helped them go ahead for good at 60-59 on Mariya Moores layup with 4:12 left, and Durr added a 3 with 3:33 to go.Offensive rebounds set up both baskets and symbolized Louisvilles fierce approach that also held WKU to 29 percent shooting in the final quarter.We just had to get a stop on defense and thats where it all started, said forward Myisha Hines-Allen, who also had 16 points with 11 rebounds, including an offensive board resulting in Durrs insurance 3.When we came out strong in the third quarter and were able to hold them, I dont know how many points we gained. Its just always defense, and then offense.Cortnee Walton added a layup and Briahanna Jackson and Hines-Allen combined for three free throws in the final minutes to seal the win in the intrastate matchup. Louisville avenged last seasons two-point loss in Bowling Green and has won seven of the last nine in the series.I was really proud how we started the fourth quarter defensively because we missed the first two shots, coach Jeff Walz said. But then we had stops too because all of a sudden if it (the deficit) goes from eight to 12, youve got big-time problems. So we actually defended, which was important.Ivy Brown scored 12 points and Tashia Brown had 11 for the Lady Toppers, who had won two in a row.THE BIG PICTUREWestern Kentucky: The Lady Toppers went 9 for 22 fromm 3-point range and led several times, but were dominated 41-25 on the boards and had several scoreless stretches that allowed Louisville to rally.dddddddddddd WKU shot 41 percent.Of her teams long-range shooting, coach Michelle Clark-Heard said, That is what we do, shoot the 3. When you are an undersized team and they are bigger than us, and most teams will be bigger than us, then its what we have to do.Kentucky transfer Kyvin Goodin-Rogers had eight points including two 3s and four rebounds in her WKU debut.Louisville: Freshman Sydney Zambrotta made 5 of 6 3-point attempts for 15 points while playing a season-high 16 minutes, providing a big boost. The Cardinals shot 46 percent from the field and 59 percent (10 of 17) from long range.I knew when I got in the game that I had to step up for my team, Zambrotta said, and Im happy we got the win.Louisvilles control inside made the difference late as it outscored WKU 28-18 in the paint.JUST A SUGGESTIONLouisvilles free throw struggles continued as it made just 4 of 9 attempts. Walz noted the Cardinals 3-point shooting and joked at changing the rule to allow his team to shoot freebies from long range.Were going to stand far back and see if the official will allow me to throw it from the bench, he said. (Just) shoot a 3 in stride because we do it better than we shoot free throws.POLL IMPLICATIONSLouisville should remain in the top 10 after beating its second in-state foe in a week. The Cardinals beat No. 15 Kentucky last Sunday.UP NEXTWestern Kentucky: Begins a five-game homestand on Thursday against Lipscomb.Louisville: Faces visiting South Dakota State for the first time on Wednesday night. The Jackrabbits return five starters from a 27-7 squad.---More AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '